<OT> To all New Zealand SxS members

[Keith Antoine]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:41 am, Harry Giles wrote:
> I remember seeing posts from folks in New Zealand.
> I hope things are OK.
> If you can, give a shout and let us know.
>
> For the rest of us, New Zealand had a major earthquake today.  See
> http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,3882-2605126,00.html
>
> Harry G

FYI, NZ is not far from Oz mainland and my daughter has lived there for some 
years. The kiwis live with tremors and quakes its very normal to them, but 
not Oz as we are just far enough away. NZ is know as the land of the long 
white cloud, or also  'shaky ??' which alludes to all the trmors etc. 
Fjiordland, where this one was epicentred is very sparsly populated and a 
national park, secondly its on the South Island which is mostly moutainous. 
We here in Oz have only heard about it in passing so it cannot be real 

FYI-http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/mapofnewzealand.html

Its right down low on the L/H side Milford Sound/Te Anau the green bit to the 
left of Te Anau

-- 
Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161
Practising Geriatric, Retired Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage